On This Day

Tuesday, April 19, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 7 2 .778 --
Blue Jays 7 5 .583 1.5
Orioles 5 4 .556 2.0
Red Sox 4 5 .444 3.0
Indians 4 5 .444 3.0
Tigers 3 9 .250 5.5
Yankees 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 3 .667 --
Athletics 7 4 .636 0.0
Royals 6 4 .600 0.5
Rangers 5 4 .556 1.0
Twins 6 6 .500 1.5
Angels 6 7 .462 2.0
Mariners 6 8 .429 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 6 3 .667 --
Cardinals 7 4 .636 0.0
Mets 6 5 .545 1.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 2.5
Cubs 4 6 .400 2.5
Phillies 3 6 .333 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 2 .800 --
Braves 6 5 .545 2.5
Astros 5 5 .500 3.0
Padres 5 7 .417 4.0
Giants 4 6 .400 4.0
Reds 4 7 .364 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Rudi 4
2 Doug Ault 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Dan Briggs 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 4
1 Amos Otis 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Warren Cromartie 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 3
2 Garry Maddox 2
2 Billy Smith 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 1.67
2 Frank Tanana 1.00
3 Mike Flanagan 0.86
4 Jerry Garvin 0.75
5 Don Stanhouse 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ruthven 10
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Jerry Garvin 6
3 Gary Wheelock 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .441
2 Mitchell Page .419
3 Gary Matthews .415
4 Steve Yeager .414
5 Claudell Washington .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Ellis Valentine 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 19
2 Mitchell Page 15
2 Gene Tenace 15
4 Steve Garvey 13
4 Reggie Smith 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
1 Jerry Remy 8
3 Enos Cabell 7
3 Larry Lintz 7
5 Larry Hisle 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.54
2 Jim Palmer 0.64
3 Nino Espinosa 0.71
4 Paul Lindblad 0.82
5 Nolan Ryan 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Jerry Garvin 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 29
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 John Montefusco 23
4 Bert Blyleven 21
5 Dick Ruthven 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 3
1 John Urrea 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 2
3 Bill Castro 2
3 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .336
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Ken Griffey .330
5 George Brett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 34
3 Graig Nettles 31
4 George Foster 29
4 Rick Monday 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Joe Morgan 113
3 Lee May 111
4 Carl Yastrzemski 109
5 Joe Rudi 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 74
2 Davey Lopes 71
3 Ron LeFlore 61
3 Frank Taveras 61
5 Lou Brock 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.04
2 Frank Tanana 2.32
3 Jim Palmer 2.32
4 Mark Fidrych 2.34
5 Vida Blue 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 22
1 Don Sutton 22
1 Frank Tanana 22
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 Jerry Koosman 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 336
2 Frank Tanana 285
3 Tom Seaver 240
4 Bert Blyleven 223
5 J. R. Richard 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Sparky Lyle 23
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Charlie Hough 20
4 Skip Lockwood 20